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HCMS Galicia (1750)

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Galicia (2nd), 70/74

 

Santiago el Mayor

 

 

Details

 

Nationality Spanish
Ordered    
Started    
Named    
Launched 1750 b18,w2
Shipyard La Habana  
Plans    
Constructor    
Decks 2  
Rate 3rd Rates  
Class    
System Spanish  
Crew    
In Service 1750 b18,w2
Out Service 1797 b18,w2
Fate Broke up b18,w2

 

Dimensions

 

Units Lenght Keel Beam Depth Draught Weight Displacement Source
Burgos ft. 185'9" (53.38) 156'3" (44.90) 55' (15.80) 24' (6.90) 27'2" (7.81)      

 

Armament

 

Guns Date # lbs # lbs # lbs # lbs Fires Source
70 1750   24   18   8       b18
74 1750   24   18   8       w2

 

 

Commanders

 

1751   Captain D. Luis de Velasco.  
1754   Captain D. Alvarez Cabreros. w2
1759   Captain D. Juan Antonio de la Colina.  
1764   Captain D. Juan de Soto.  
1779   Captain D. Juan Clavijero.  

 

Flag Officers

 

1759   Admiral D. Joaquin de Aguirre's flagship.  
1759   Vice Admiral D. Pedro Stuart's flagship.  

 

Service Record

 

1751-may-01 Left La Habana to Cadiz with Rayo.  
1751-apr-30 Arrived to Cadiz with Rayo.  
1754-mmm-00 Transported guns from Barcelona to Cartagena.  
1759-mmm-00 At Cartagena.  
1759-aug-19 Left Cartagena to Naples with Terrible, Atlante & Soberano.  
1759-sep-00 Arrived to Naples with Terrible, Atlante & Soberano.  
1759-oct-07 Left Naples to Barcelona with the fleet (1) transporting future King of Spain, Charles III.  
1759-oct-17 Arrived to Barcelona with the fleet (1) transporting future King of Spain, Charles III.  
1760-mar-00 At Cartagena.  
1761-mmm-00 Left Cartagena to Mallorca for sailors recruitment.  
1761-mmm-00 Arrived to Cartagena from Mallorca with sailors for the crew of Terrible, Atlante & Soberano.  
1761-nov-20 Left Cadiz? to Santiago de Cuba, transporting troops with Arrogante & Palas.  
1762-jan-31 Arrived to Santiago de Cuba with Arrogante & Palas.  
1763-jul-00 Left Santiago de Cuba to La Habana with 8 merchantmen, troops & supplies.  
1763-jul-31 Arrived to La Habana with troops & supplies.  
1763-mmm-00 Left La Habana to Cadiz.  
1764-mmm-00 Arrived to Cadiz.  
1764-mmm-00 Set to careen & changed masts at La Carraca, Cadiz.  
1764-mmm-00 Joinned fleet to Genoa to pick up Princess Maria Luisa.  
1779-jun-00 At Cadiz, for the Campaign of British Channel with Orvilliers.  
1782-mmm-00 Campaign of blocking Gibraltar.  
1782-oct-12 Battle of Cape Spartel.  
1793-mmm-00 At El Ferrol.  
1793-mmm-00 Left El Ferrol under Commodore Melgarejo's squadron of 6 ships.  
1793-mmm-00 Left Cartagena with Admiral Borja's fleet for the Campaign of Sardinia.  
1794-mmm-00 Patrolled Viscay Bay with Commodore Melgarejo's squadron of 6 ships.  
1797-mmm-00 Out of service and broke up at Cadiz. b18,w2

 

Actions & Battles

 

1782-oct-12 Battle of Cape Spartel  

 

Notes

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Sources

 

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